SATURDAY NIGH WAS COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHT ONCE AGAIN
AT MOONEY HOLLOW BARN
AT GREEN ISLAND, HERE IN
JACKSON COUNTY AND NANCY AND I HAD A FUN NIGHT WITH
A NEAR FULL HOUSE OF COUNTRY MUSIC FANS. THE STAR WAS MOE BANDY SHOWN HERE IN THE BLACK HAT, WITH
HIS 6-PIECE AMERICANA BAND.
FIRST, AT 7 P.M. WE WERE
ENTERTAINED BY RUSS HAYWARD AND JACKSON COUNTY'S POPULAR BAND,
"COUNTY TRADITION" WITH
MAQUOKETA'S OWN SANDY MANUEL ON THE DRUMS. THEY HAVE A GREAT SOUND AND WILL BE THE OPENING BAND FOR THE COUNTRY SHOW
AT THE FAIR THIS JULY, HAVING WON THE BATTLE OF BANDS EVENT AT THE
FAIRGROUNDS A WEEK AGO. MOE AND HIS BAND TOOK TO THE STAGE AT 8 AND
WENT FOR 90 MINUTES. HE HAS MANY HITS, HIS BIGGEST BEING "AMERICANA" AND HIS SECOND BIGGEST BEING "BANDY THE RODEO CLOWN". HE HAS HAD
A SHOW IN BRANSON FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, BUT IS ON TOUR NOW UNTIL HE
STARTS UP AGAIN IN BRANSON IN MAY. I TALKED TO HIM AFTER THE SHOW AND GOT HIS NEWEST CD TO PLAY ON KMAQ.
QUITE A FEW OTHER PHOTOS I TOOK THIS WEEKEND BELOW. AS ALWAYS, CLICK-ON
EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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THE MOONEY HOLLOW BARN
IS JACKSON COUNTY'S ANSWER TO THE "RYMAN THEATRE" IN NASHVILLE, HOME OF THE
GRAND OLE OPRY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. IT IS LOCATED
ON HIGHWAY 52 ABOUT HALF-WAY BETWEEN SABULA AND BELLEVUE. YOU CAN'T MISS IT. THE SILO HAS A GIANT
FIDDLE PAINTED ON IT.
THERE IS A BAR DOWNSTAIRS
AND YOU GO UPSTAIRS TO
THE 400 OR MORE SEAT THEATRE. JACKSON COUNTY IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE A GUY LIKE KEVIN PETESCH BRINGING BIG COUNTRY ENTERTAINERS TO ENJOY AT HIS PLACE. BILL ANDERSON WAS THERE A COUPLE YEARS AGO,
AND GENE WATSON LAST YEAR. HE HAS MORE COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
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WE HEADED WITH THE CAMERA
TO MONTICELLO THIS MORNING
FOR THE ANNUAL SPRING
OMELET BREAKFAST AT CAMP COURAGEOUS. THOUSANDS
ATTEND IT! HERE WE SEE
CHARLIE BECKER IN THE MIDDLE, THE LONGTIME POPULAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CAMP. HE MAY HAVE BEEN THERE AT THE START.
TO THE LEFT IS LEO GRECO,
LONGTIME ANNOUNCER AT WMT INTERVIEWING CHARLIE. LEO,
NEAR 90, HAD A POPULAR WESTERN BAND FOR MANY YEARS AND DOES HIS SUNDAY MORNING BROADCAST FROM THE CAMP EVERY TIME THEY HAVE A BREAKFAST, WHICH IS TWICE A YEAR.
GREAT BREAKFAST. CHARLIE TRYS TO SHAKE THE HAND OF EVERYONE THAT
COMES.
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NEW LAST YEAR AT THE CAMP IS THIS TRAIN.
NANCY AND I TOOK
A RIDE.
IT IS A POPULAR NEW
FEATURE WITH THE CAMPERS.
AFTER THE TRAIN RIDE WE
WENT INTO THE LIVESTOCK BARN AND THEN INTO THE
PET BUILDING.
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HERE THE TRAIN PULLS INTO
THE STATION. EVERYTIME
I VISIT CAMP COURAGEOUS,
IT IS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN
LAST TIME. THEY WILL HAVE
ANOTHER BIG BREAKFAST THIS
FALL. I'LL TRY AND GET THERE AGAIN AND HOPE YOU CAN MAKE
IT TOO. IT IS LOCATED JUST
SOUTH OF MONTICELLO ON
HIGHWAY 38. YOU CAN'T MISS IT. CHECK OUT THERE NICE
WEB SITE.
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SUNSHINE PRE-SCHOOL AND DAYCARE CENTER HELD THEIR
BIG ANNUAL FUND RAISING
EVENT TODAY. ....A TAILGATE PARTY OUTSIDE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES INSIDE. I WAS THERE TO DO A REMOTE BROADCAST AND ENJOYED A BURGER PREPARED OUTSIDE BY THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
INSIDE SUNSHINE, ALL ROOMS
WERE SPECIALLY ARRANGED FOR VISITORS. THERE WAS A BAKE SALE. AND HERE WE SEE
THE STAFF AND SOME OF THE KIDS ENTERTAINING PARENTS
AND GRANDPARENTS. JUST
AFTER THIS, I BROADCAST THE
DRAWING FOR THEIR BIG
RAFFLE. KERRY SCHEEPERS
WON THE $1,000. ALAN TUBBS
$500 AND MARK BECK, $250.
A GOOD PORTION OF THE WINNINGS WAS GIVEN BACK
TO SUNSHINE BY ALL 3 WINNERS.
THEN, THE BIG AUCTION WAS HELD TO CLOSE-OUT THE DAY.
MAQUOKETA IS FORTUNATE TO
HAVE A GREAT FACILITY LIKE THIS FOR WORKING PARENTS. SALLY DAVIES IS
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. CALL HER IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
VISIT THEIR NICE WEB SITE.
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TOOK THIS PHOTO OFF THE
SCREEN OF THE OPERA HOUSE
THEATRE IN DEWITT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WE WERE THERE
FOR A SPECIAL SHOWING OF
A NEW AWARD WINNING MOVIE
ABOUT ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSES, WITH SCHOOLS AND
FACES FROM JACKSON COUNTY.
A VERY GOOD CROWD.
GOOGLE ONE ROOM COUNTRY SCHOOLS TO READ MORE ABOUT
IT.
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ENDED THE DAY SUNDAY
TAKING IN THE SPAGHETTI
SUPPER AT THE FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH.
WE WERE SERVED BY THESE
3 FROM THERE NEW KITCHEN.
LEFT TO RIGHT: REV. JEFF
DADISMAN, HELEN SCHNOOR,
AND WAYNE MAYBERRY.
VERY GOOD SUPPER TOPPED
OFF WITH HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE. BUSY
HOLY WEEK AHEAD FOR PASTOR
JEFF. TOLD HIM WE WOULD SEE
HIM AGAIN FOR THE SPECIAL
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE AT
7 A.M. THIS SUNDAY.
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